Etophophos
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{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|Term=Etophophos |Short definition=etiology (EE-tee-AH-loh-jee) The cause or origin of the disease |Specialty=Etophophos - {{Expansion depth limit exceeded}} (ee-toh-POH-fos) A medicine used with other medicines to treat small cell lung cancer and certain types of testicular cancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Etopophos blocks a specific enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair, and it can kill cancer cells. It is a kind of podophyllotoxin derivative and a kind of topoisomerase inhibitor. Also called etoposide phosphate {{Expansion depth limit exceeded}} }}